Tommy Robinson has been cleared of a terror offence after refusing to give police his phone Pin when he was stopped at the border in a Bentley with thousands of pounds in cash.

Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was driving a silver Bentayga SUV to the Spanish resort of Benidorm when he was stopped by officers at the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard.

Police were suspicious of Robinson’s “vague replies” about what he was doing and demanded access to his iPhone under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act. New Feature

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The Act gives police the power to stop anyone passing through a UK port “to determine whether they may be involved or concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation o

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